ENVIRONMENTAL COMMENTARY
By Hazel Trice Edney
As President Obama moves to implement policies that his administration says will reduce smog levels, he is facing a backlash in the urban and largely Black communities that are at the core of his political base and key to the Democratic Party’s success in next year’s elections. ... read more »

Black Americans are blessed, not cursed. I say that because it is true and verifiable. As a people we are blessed with intellectual genius, creativity, ingenuity and a vast multitalented reservoir of human resources, ... read more »

State of Emergency For Black Youth and Education?
By Rep.Karen Bass
Special to the Sentinel
We need to declare a state of emergency regarding African American education in Los Angeles if a recent report from an education non-profit advocacy group is correct. ... read more »

Wellington’s Road
As we gather for the holidays—wars wage in our families, outside our homes and in other countries. The Israel and Palestinian conflict have many all over the world bothered as the war escalates between the two factions. ... read more »

Jerome Horton
President Obama vs. Mitt Romney -Tax Avoidance or Tax Planning
While it is certainly not illegal or even wrong for the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife to use sophisticated estate planning techniques to minimize taxes to retain and amass tremendous wealth, ... read more »

“If I only knew.”
The words of an anguished mother involved in a car crash in which her young child died haunt us, but also inspire us each day as we work to help make sure that every person – regardless of age – is safe on the road.
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